2007 Cricket World Cup statistics

The following is a list of all the major statistics and records for the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. Though India were eliminated early, they set the ODI record for the highest victory margin in their 257 run win over Bermuda.[1] In their match against Netherlands, Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) created ODI and International cricket record when he hit sixes off all six deliveries in Daan van Bunge's over.[2] In the Super 8 stage games, Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) created ODI record when he took four wickets in four consecutive deliveries in a losing effort against South Africa.[3] By the end of the tournament, new World Cup records for the fastest fifty (20 balls – Brendon McCullum of New Zealand)[4] and fastest hundred (66 balls – Matthew Hayden of Australia)[5] were established. Glenn McGrath established a new Cricket World Cup record for the most number of wickets (26) and also finished his ODI career with the most number of wickets in World Cup history (71).[6] The number of sixes in the overall tournament (373) was 40% higher than the previous record holder, the 2003 Cricket World Cup (266).[7] The tournament also saw 32 century partnerships (previous record of 28 during the 1996 Cricket World Cup)[8] and 10 batsmen over 400 runs (previous record of 4 during the 2003 Cricket World Cup).[9]

The team captains for the cup.

Records
Country Opponent Venue Date
 South Africa[2]  Netherlands Basseterre 16-03-2007
  • Most sixes in a single ODI over – 6, by Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
  • Most sixes in any ODI innings – 18, by South Africa (tied three days later by India)
  • Fastest 50 in any World Cup – 21 balls, by Mark Boucher (South Africa), since bettered by McCullum
  • Three 100-partnerships in ODI innings – South African 2nd, 3rd and 4th wicket partnerships
 Australia[10]  Netherlands Port of Spain 18-03-2007
 India[1]  Bermuda Port of Spain 19-03-2007
  • Largest margin of victory in any ODI – 257 runs
  • Highest team total in any World Cup Innings – 413 runs, since bettered by Australia in 2015
  • Highest team total in any List A match in the West Indies – 413 runs[12]
  • Most sixes in any ODI innings – 18, by India (ties South African record set 3 days earlier)
  • Most number of ducks in any World Cup Innings – 5, by Bermuda, equaling the record of England (vs West Indies in 1979), Canada (vs Sri Lanka in 2003) and Sri Lanka (vs India in 2003)
 Pakistan  Zimbabwe Kingston 21-03-2007
  • Highest individual ODI score in West Indies – 160, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan)[13]
  • Highest individual List A score in West Indies – 160, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan)[13]
  • Most sixes in a single World Cup innings – 8, by Imran Nazir (Pakistan), tied with Ricky Ponting in 2003 (since tied by Gilchrist)[14]
 New Zealand[4]  Canada Gros Islet 22-03-2007
  • Fastest 50 in any World Cup – 20 balls, by Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
 Australia[5]  South Africa Basseterre 24-03-2007
  • Fastest 100 in any World Cup – 66 balls, by Matthew Hayden (Australia), since bettered by Kevin O'Brien in 2011
  • Highest aggregate score in any World Cup match – 671 runs
 Sri Lanka[3]  South Africa Georgetown 28-03-2007
  • Four wickets in four consecutive balls, first occasion in ODI – by Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
 Australia[15]  Bangladesh North Sounds 31-03-2007
  • Most total wickets in all World Cups – 57 wickets, by Glenn McGrath (Australia) at the end of match. McGrath finished the tournament with 71 wickets[6]
 Australia  Sri Lanka Bridgetown 29-04-2007
  • Most wickets in a single World Cup – 26 wickets, by Glenn McGrath (Australia)[6]
  • Most total wickets in all World Cups – 71 wickets, by Glenn McGrath (Australia)[6]
  • Most sixes in a single World Cup innings – 8, by Adam Gilchrist (Australia), tied with Imran Nazir & Ricky Ponting[16]
  • Highest score in World Cup final – 149 by Adam Gilchrist (Australia)[16]

Team totals

Highest team total

India's total of 413 runs against Bermuda is the current record for the highest score in an innings in a World cup match, bettering Sri Lanka's 398 runs against Kenya in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.[1]

Highest team total (350 plus)
Score
(Overs)		 Country Opponent Venue Date
413–5 (50)  India  Bermuda Port of Spain 19-03-2007
377–6 (50)  Australia  South Africa Basseterre 24-03-2007
363–5 (50)  New Zealand  Canada Gros Islet 22-03-2007
358–5 (50)  Australia  Netherlands Basseterre 18-03-2007
356–4 (50)  South Africa  West Indies St. George's 10-04-2007
353–3 (40)  South Africa  Netherlands Basseterre 16-03-2007
Source: Cricinfo

Lowest team total
Lowest team total (Less than 100)
Score
(Overs)		 Country Opponent Venue Date
77 (27.4)  Ireland  Sri Lanka Grenada 18-04-2007
78 (24.4)  Bermuda  Sri Lanka Port of Spain 15-03-2007
91 (30)  Ireland  Australia Bridgetown 13-04-2007
94–9 (21)  Bermuda  Bangladesh Port of Spain 25-03-2007
99 (19.1)  Zimbabwe  Pakistan Kingston 21-03-2007
Source: Cricinfo

Bowling

Most wickets in the tournament

McGrath surpassed Akram's record (55 wickets) for the highest number of wickets in World Cup matches, in the game against Bangladesh.[15] His total of 26 wickets was the highest in any single World Cup tournament,[17] and he finished the tournament with 71 wickets in all World Cup matches.[6]

  • Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by wickets then bowling average.
Player Team Matches Overs Runs Wkts Mdns Avg 4wi 5wi BBI Econ S/R
Glenn McGrath Australia1180.535726513.73003/144.4118.6
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka1084.435123115.26204/194.1422.0
Shaun Tait Australia1184.346723120.30104/395.5222.0
Brad Hogg Australia1182.533221615.80204/274.0023.6
Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka858.228418615.77104/544.8619.4
Nathan Bracken Australia1071.4258161016.12104/193.6026.8
Daniel Vettori New Zealand1097.444716227.93104/234.5736.6
Andrew Flintoff England86929814321.28104/434.3129.5
Andrew Hall South Africa97633514523.92015/184.4032.5
Charl Langeveldt South Africa86636114325.78015/395.4628.2
Source: Cricinfo.com

Best bowling

Note: Only top ten performances listed.

Bowling figures:
Wickets-Runs (Overs)		 Bowler Country Opponent Venue Date
5-18 (10)Andrew Hall South AfricaEnglandBridgetown17-04-2007
5–39 (10)Charl Langeveldt South AfricaSri LankaProvidence28-03-2007
5–45 (10)André Nel South AfricaBangladeshProvidence07-04-2007
4–19 (9.4)Nathan Bracken AustraliaSri LankaSt George's16-04-2007
4–19 (5)Muttiah Muralitharan Sri LankaIrelandSt George's18-04-2007
4–23 (7)Farveez Maharoof Sri LankaBermudaPort of Spain15-03-2007
4–23 (8.4)Daniel Vettori New ZealandIrelandProvidence09-04-2007
4–25 (10)Farveez Maharoof Sri LankaIrelandSt George's18-04-2007
4–27 (4.5)Brad Hogg AustraliaNetherlandsBasseterre18-03-2007
4–29 (6.5)Brad Hogg AustraliaNew ZealandSt George's20-04-2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Batting

Most runs in the tournament

Hayden's 659 runs in the series stands second to only Tendulkar's 673 runs in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The tournament also saw 10 players exceeding 400 runs for the first time, the previous best being 4 players over 400 runs in world cup tournament (2003 edition).[9]

  • Note : Only top 10 players shown.
Player Team M I NO Total Avg 50s 100s HS S/R 4s 6s
Matthew Hayden Australia1110165973.2213158101.076918
Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka1111254860.8841115*85.094010
Ricky Ponting Australia119153967.374111395.395311
Scott Styris New Zealand109349983.1641111*83.44456
Jacques Kallis South Africa109348580.8331128*83.91437
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka1111146746.702211598.314714
Adam Gilchrist Australia1111145345.3021149103.895810
Kevin Pietersen England99144455.503210481.02365
Graeme Smith South Africa1010144349.225091104.48556
Michael Clarke Australia119443687.204093*94.98407
Source: Cricinfo.com

Highest individual scores

Imran Nazir's 160 is the highest score by any individual in West Indies in ODI and List A matches.[14] Matthew Hayden scored the 100th century in World cup history during his innings of 103 against New Zealand.[18]

Note: Only top ten scores listed.

Runs Balls Batsman Country Opponent Venue Date Strike Rate
160 121 Imran Nazir  Pakistan Zimbabwe Kingston 21-03-2007 132.23
158 143 Matthew Hayden  Australia West Indies North Sound 27-03-2007 110.48
149 104 Adam Gilchrist  Australia Sri Lanka Bridgetown 29-04-2007 143.26
146 130 AB de Villiers  South Africa West Indies St George's 10-04-2007 112.31
128* 109 Jacques Kallis  South Africa Netherlands Basseterre 16-03-2007 117.43
123 89 Brad Hodge  Australia Netherlands Basseterre 18-03-2007 138.20
115* 137 Jeremy Bray  Ireland Zimbabwe Kingston 15-03-2007 83.94
115* 109 Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka New Zealand Kingston 24-04-2007 105.50
115 101 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka West Indies Providence 01-04-2007 113.86
114 87 Virender Sehwag  India Bermuda Port of Spain 19-03-2007 131.03
Source: Cricinfo.com

Highest partnerships of the tournament

The 4th wicket partnership between Brad Hodge and Michael Clarke is the world cup record for that wicket.[11]

Note: Top ten would be listed – eleventh place listed due to equal scores.

Runs (Balls) Wicket Partnerships Country Opponent Venue Date
204 (171) 4th Brad Hodge/Michael Clarke  Australia Netherlands Basseterre 18-03-2007
202 (172) 2nd Sourav Ganguly/Virender Sehwag  India Bermuda Port of Spain 19-03-2007
183 (180) 3rd Sanath Jayasuriya/Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka West Indies Georgetown 01-04-2007
172 (137) 1st Adam Gilchrist/Matthew Hayden  Australia Sri Lanka Bridgetown 29-04-2007
170 (170) 2nd AB de Villiers/Jacques Kallis  South Africa West Indies St George's 10-04-2007
161 (130) 3rd Ricky Ponting/Michael Clarke  Australia South Africa Basseterre 24-03-2007
160 (126) 1st AB de Villiers/Graeme Smith  South Africa Australia Basseterre 24-03-2007
150 (153) 3rd Mahela Jayawardene/Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka Bermuda Port of Spain 15-03-2007
142 (129) 1st Stephen Fleming/Lou Vincent  New Zealand Canada Gros Islet 22-03-2007
140 (141) 3rd Ian Bell/Kevin Pietersen  England Australia North Sound 08-04-2007
140 (184) 4th Mahela Jayawardene/Chamara Silva  Sri Lanka Australia St George's 16-04-2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Highest partnerships for each wicket
Wicket Runs Partnerships Country Opponent Venue Date
1st 172 Adam Gilchrist/Matthew Hayden  Australia Sri Lanka Bridgetown 29-04-2007
2nd 202 Sourav Ganguly/Virender Sehwag  India Bermuda Port of Spain 19-03-2007
3rd 183 Sanath Jayasuriya/Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka West Indies Georgetown 01-04-2007
4th 204 Michael Clarke/Brad Hodge  Australia Netherlands Basseterre 18-03-2007
5th 138* Jacob Oram/Scott Styris  New Zealand England Gros Islet 16-03-2007
6th 97 Russel Arnold/Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka South Africa Georgetown 28-03-2007
7th 87 Ravi Bopara/Paul Nixon  England Sri Lanka North Sound 04-04-2007
8th 71* Paul Nixon/Liam Plunkett  England New Zealand Gros Islet 16-03-2007
71 James Franklin/Brendon McCullum  New Zealand Ireland Providence 09-04-2007
9th 44 David Hemp/Dwayne Leverock  Bermuda India Port of Spain 19-03-2007
10th 59 James Franklin/Jeetan Patel  New Zealand Sri Lanka Kingston 24-04-2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Note: * denotes unfinished partnerships.

Most sixes

In an innings

Note: Only listing innings of 5 or more sixes.

Sixes Player Country Opponent Venue Date
8Imran Nazir PakistanZimbabweKingston21-03-2007
Adam Gilchrist AustraliaSri LankaBridgetown29-04-2007
7Herschelle Gibbs South AfricaNetherlandsBasseterre16-03-2007
Brad Hodge AustraliaNetherlandsBasseterre18-03-2007
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri LankaBangladeshPort of Spain21-03-2007
Yuvraj Singh IndiaBermudaPort of Spain19-03-2007
5Jacques Kallis South AfricaNetherlandsBasseterre16-03-2007
AB de Villiers South AfricaWest IndiesSt. George's10-04-2007
Mark Boucher South AfricaWest IndiesSt. George's10-04-2007
Brendon McCullum New ZealandCanadaGros Islet22-03-2007
Craig McMillan New ZealandKenyaGros Islet20-03-2007
Ricky Ponting AustraliaScotlandBasseterre14-03-2007
Shivnarine Chanderpaul West IndiesSri LankaGeorgetown01-04-2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

In the tournament

Note: Only player with 10 or more. Listed in order of number of sixes, then innings, then surname.

Sixes Player Team Innings
18Matthew Hayden Australia11
14Herschelle Gibbs South Africa10
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka11
11Mark Boucher South Africa10
Ricky Ponting Australia11
10Adam Gilchrist Australia11
Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka11
Source: Cricinfo.com

Fielding

Most catches in a match
Catches Player Country Opponent Venue Date
3Steve Tikolo KenyaNew ZealandGros Islet20-03-2007
3Inzamam-ul-Haq PakistanZimbabweKingston21-03-2007
3Eoin Morgan IrelandNew ZealandProvidence09-04-2007
3Chamara Silva Sri LankaNew ZealandSt George's12-04-2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Most catches in the tournament

Ricky Ponting increased his record number of catches in World cup matches from 17 to 25. Sanath Jayasuriya has moved to second place (18 catches).[18]

Note: Only lists players with 6 catches or more
Catches Player Team Matches
8Paul Collingwood England9
Graeme Smith South Africa10
7Eoin Morgan Ireland9
Herschelle Gibbs South Africa10
Matthew Hayden Australia11
Ricky Ponting Australia11
6Aftab Ahmed Bangladesh9
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh9
Chamara Silva Sri Lanka11
Source: Cricinfo.com

Wicket-keeping

Most dismissals in a match

Note: only top performance listed (sorted by date)

Dismissals
(stumpings)		 Player Country Opponent Venue Date
4 (1)Kamran Akmal PakistanWest IndiesKingston13-03-2007
4 (1)Brendan Taylor ZimbabweIrelandKingston15-03-2007
4Brendon McCullum New ZealandEnglandGros Islet16-03-2007
4Denesh Ramdin West IndiesIrelandKingston23-03-2007
4Brendon McCullum New ZealandWest IndiesNorth Sound29-03-2007
4Adam Gilchrist AustraliaSouth AfricaGros Islet25-04-2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Most dismissals in the tournament

Adam Gilchrist became the first wicket-keeper to reach the milestone of 50 dismissals in all World Cup matches. His tally of seven World Cup stumpings also equals the record held by Pakistan's Moin Khan.[18]

Note: Only top 10 players shown.

Dismissals
(stumpings)		 Player Team Matches
17 (5)Adam Gilchrist Australia11
15 (4)Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka11
14 (1)Brendon McCullum New Zealand10
13Denesh Ramdin West Indies9
9Mark Boucher South Africa10
9 (2)Paul Nixon England9
9Niall O'Brien Ireland9
7 (2)MS Dhoni India3
5 (2)Kamran Akmal Pakistan3
5 (1)Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe3
Source: Cricinfo.com

Tied match

2007 Cricket World cup saw the third tied match in the tournament history ensuring that this was the third world cup with a tied game (1999 Cricket World Cup – Semifinals between Australia and South Africa and 2003 Cricket World Cup – Group B match between South Africa and Sri Lanka)[19]

Match Scores Venue Date
 Ireland vs  Zimbabwe Ireland 221–9 (50 overs), Zimbabwe 221(50 overs) Kingston 15-03-2007

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See also

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